History
Which explorer is credited with discovering the Americas in 1492?
Christopher Columbus
What is the largest country in the world by land area?
Russia
What is the study of plants is known as?
Botany
What is the smallest continent by land area?
Australia
What film franchise features a character named Jack Sparrow?
Pirates of the Caribbean
What was the name of the space mission that first landed humans on the moon in 1969?
Apollo 11
What is the official language of Brazil?
Portuguese
What is the rarest blood type?
AB
Which sea separates Africa from Europe?
Mediterranean Sea
What was the first feature-length animated movie ever released?
Snow White
When did the Great Fire of London occur?
(Nearest decade - guess exact year for double points)
1666 (1670)
Which country has the highest population in Africa?
Nigeria
How many keys does a piano have?
88
What is the longest mountain range in the world is found in South America?
Andes mountain range
What film won Best Picture at the Oscars in 2020, making history as the first non-English language film to do so?
Parasite
What famous speech begins with the words "Four score and seven years ago"?
Gettysburg Address
Which country has the longest coastline in the world?
Canada
What is the only planet in the solar system that rotates on its side?
Uranus
Which U.S. state has the most active volcanoes?
Alaska
What 1995 Pixar film was the first full-length movie to be made entirely with CGI?
Toy Story
What city was the first capital of the United States before Washington, D.C.?
Philadelphia
Which South American country has two capitals?
Bolivia
What is the fear of heights called?
Acrophobia
Which desert is the driest place on Earth?
Atacama Desert
What Marvel movie became the first superhero film to be nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars?
Black Panther